Next month I am participating in "Tim Johnson’s Ride on Washington" and I'm asking my friends to donate to the project. It is a 500-mile bike ride from Boston to Washington (ouch!) and the goal is to raise $100,000 for the Bikes Belong Foundation, the group that works to make biking safer and better in the U.S.

The money we raise will leverage government funding for bike paths, bike lanes, and bike programs. The ride will finish in D.C. at the National Bike Summit, where cyclists nationwide will gather to rally Congress on bicycling issues.

If you would like to make a donation, please go to my fundraising page here:https://www.pledgereg.com/27898 Any size donation would be wonderful, it's tax deductible!

My personal goal is to raise $2,500. Every $50 you donate gives you one entry in our fundraiser raffle, which includes awesome prizes!

Here's the project's website: http://rideonwashington.org/And please forward this to any of your friends who ride bikes or care about the future of cycling in the U.S.!